New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-07
SufLLPOX IN IT'S WORST FORM

THE MAURI FAMILY IN BROOKLYN NOT PoisoNEp
CARELESS HEALTH OFFICIALS
The mystery rolYcG yesterday that surrounuo"
the illness which puzzled the Health department Vi
Brooklyn Ia tho family OF Joseph Miuri' d" No. Ill
gutl.rsL where tbres children del aud four oths's and
th, father arc still dangerously Ill Tho auiorsy sho Sed
mat s disease was not CAUSED by posJn but was the
mos, dread OF smallpox the hcmorrhasc type 1he
symptoms family developed that II was nov uh
Yesterday that any OF tno victims showoi enough W
the yscians determine the character or tue
dis-ase. About tho same time taat the autopsy was
being made at The Mo- ny County Physician Shepard
Heath Inspector Grirths found that Mr. 'uri WAS
sunering flom nemOrrnagIc smallpox anu would prooaoy
die within hours. Tue Inquest 10 the cases
OF the three chirou wbO die early IN tue week rsGte
IN a verdict OF duaiu by smallpox and the "oiies were
promptly buried. Tho four other ohilrrn are not as
srrunslT Ill as fatL or theJ were vacclatou rev
DAYS ago, and fatal results are iardly expected
W%en Wa, called to tue honss on Wrdnesda, fonDd
one child dead aud another dying, anu was toiu wa
thri had do at his aunt a3ue % ndp,n hnt nt
pcluuS eruptons On several OF tne euuton III. a n1
sufficiently marked for me TO pronounce 10 sl"ngot,
moring louni tho father sunerag from the III doubted
hemoIrLasc Of the disease lnls differs from tne
orIiuar, form that pu>;ules do not appear Dut
rrupIons OF flood appear beneath the sAin
looklug ike brses nlloi with eKtravnsaeu pi ou LUIS
foru Of tho disease Is more fatii HAN Tue o'ner au
wuen d,atn ensues II within three four day- II Is
wnat is commonly called 5l wk SIN, ,llpox 20 case hns
orcnrre IN this city sinco the epidemic of the isea I'D
1877. and then only ont case was Known 1ne 'iotim
died within thirty y-siK hours -, ,,, ,,. .rn,
tom. of the disra-e we're widely dnerent rom the
. ccn,ed oucs for smallpox. Health Commissioner
Ottrron aud sanitary Inspector Morse we're hkr"iss
nnabls TO diagnosucat- the disease Dr. Rau" stated
tnm Mr. Maor was strongly opposed 70 vaeclatoo out
a. hr chill irrn were clusc from the publlr sonOois
s . ns nnaly consented that the op ration SHOULD Do
prrfuruod on them. It did not take ana ast week,
on account OF smslpox in tho street, Dr. Haup desired
reurnt the preventive The father efuseh ls CONSENT
put ,he alton performed on Dr. hauo own
but before The disease was III sueT
systems -, - -,-..--.. o,....on and Ina
rne action of Hoalth Commissioner Otterson ana MS
subor In ties In not promt y qusraiitinns Tue nouse
and ctng here Was any susoicop VI
te cuarcte OF the disease wa harshly ctitesel III
VAS de criminal careessness 10 siio perons
freely 10 enter Was Tue case on
ReIortes q, friendly beignbors. AM te uhIe Asr
assistant. and of the house I'D wnen ia tno
frer dead hodies of tho Victims or hlghy ipIocous
M and where others sick at the stage wn'e
contagion is Tost easily conveyed. nesteruay eVeIy
no. bls effort mso by dislnfecslon anu rigi qgnI
sntius 10 pnne the disease much as possne luo
origin of tue disease In % Maui family Is uhXnown.
but All tho victims must have been smulIauoousy
expo,ed Mrs. Mari, who alono escaped vas VSco'-
naiod a few months ago successfully. ,,
Nv orders OF Health Commissioner Otterson tno sicA
members Mauri family were removed ast
TO the County Smallpox Hospital The conuitiou ~ ~,
Naur was 50 serious that Mt first was iearea tas 10
wonld not be able 10 endure the journey. Aieer .sr
rho remoyal OF the sick the house was thoroughly
mieated The looked lonely ana deserted uliHs
he eyenng and people went around DiocR 10 svou ls
A casual visitor warned by sinau poy noe !" "
down tnat block there was big dog there'